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Manassas

Virginia · 44,332 residents (2025 est.) · 9.84 sq mi
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With 42,976 people, Manassas is a city in Virginia. The foreign-born share is 32%. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 4,366 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 34.8. The median household earns $113,590, about 38% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
42,976
+22%since 2000
from 35,135 in 2000
44,332 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,366 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 3,613 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.8
+11%since 2000
from 31.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.84 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
26K31K35K40K44K19902000201020202024Manassas
202443K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.8%(3,364)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.9%(3,403)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(2,884)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(3,006)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(2,555)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415%(6,454)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(6,303)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(5,408)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(5,059)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(2,879)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.1%(1,346)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(315)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$113,590
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,409 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,656
+83%since 2000
from $24,453 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.9%
+20.0 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.406
+5%since 2010
from 0.388 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade13.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Information8.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$449,900
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $148,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,850
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $801 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 69.8% in 2000
28.5% rent
Vacancy rate
2.1%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.02 people
+1%since 2009
from 3.00 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.6%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.9%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 56.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
−17%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic66.3%(23,304)
Black12.6%(4,430)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(5,316)
Asian3.4%(1,191)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.3%(14,320)
Black11.8%(5,058)
Hispanic / Latino43.9%(18,865)
Asian5.6%(2,386)
Other5.5%(2,347)
Diversity Score
85
+11%since 2009
from 76 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American25.8%(11,087)
Salvadoran15.8%(6,780)
Mexican8.8%(3,801)
Honduran7.2%(3,083)
South American4.4%(1,872)
Guatemalan2.6%(1,133)
Puerto Rican2.1%(918)
Bolivian1.4%(603)
Peruvian1.1%(455)
Dominican0.7%(301)
Argentine0.5%(212)
Ecuadorian0.5%(196)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Uruguayan0.4%(164)
Venezuelan0.4%(151)
Colombian0.2%(91)
Cuban0.2%(77)
Costa Rican0.1%(59)
Spaniard0.1%(59)
Panamanian0.1%(32)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.3%(572)
Filipino1.1%(471)
Nepalese0.8%(328)
Korean0.7%(321)
Asian Indian0.6%(250)
Japanese0.3%(148)
Chinese0.3%(125)
Pakistani0.2%(88)
Kazakh0.1%(49)
Bangladeshi0.1%(32)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0%(17)
Samoan0%(14)
Ancestry
German8.2%(3,516)
Irish7.3%(3,117)
English7.1%(3,040)
American2.7%(1,155)
Italian2.6%(1,137)
Scottish1.6%(702)
French1.4%(595)
Arab1.3%(576)
Polish1.2%(528)
Iraqi0.9%(383)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.8%(349)
Welsh0.5%(199)
Dutch0.4%(190)
Russian0.4%(187)
Hungarian0.4%(170)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(165)
Bulgarian0.3%(134)
Swedish0.3%(134)
Austrian0.3%(110)
Turkish0.3%(108)
Lebanese0.2%(104)
Czech0.2%(95)
Norwegian0.2%(87)
British0.2%(84)
Danish0.2%(81)
Portuguese0.2%(77)
Greek0.2%(69)
Ethiopian0.1%(56)
Egyptian0.1%(47)
Slovak0.1%(47)
Nigerian0.1%(47)
Iranian0.1%(33)
Swiss0.1%(33)
Ghanaian0.1%(30)
Syrian0.1%(27)
Canadian0%(20)
Ukrainian0%(19)
Croatian0%(18)
Brazilian0%(16)
Finnish0%(16)
Serbian0%(16)
Israeli0%(10)
Kenyan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.7%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 28.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 81.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.1 min
+18%since 2000
from 27.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.5%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 75.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.6%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
32.4%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 7.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
19.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.1%
+8.2 ptssince 2017
from 86.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
50.0%
−10.0 ptssince 2016
from 60.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
39.2%
+8.4 ptssince 2016
from 30.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.2%(6,294)
Married54.4%(9,196)
Widowed0.9%(158)
Divorced7.4%(1,250)
Women 15+
Never married31.2%(5,119)
Married53.4%(8,779)
Widowed5.6%(917)
Divorced9.8%(1,612)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
19.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 56.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 10.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 26.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.6%(735)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.6%(939)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.2%(545)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(96)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(11)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,256 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Manassas, Virginia?

Manassas, Virginia has about 42,976 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Manassas, Virginia?

The typical household in Manassas, Virginia earns about $113,590 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Manassas, Virginia expensive?

In Manassas, Virginia, the median home is worth about $449,900, and the typical rent is about $1,850 a month.

How educated are people in Manassas, Virginia?

About 32.7% of adults age 25 and over in Manassas, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Manassas, Virginia?

About 7.7% of people in Manassas, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Manassas, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Manassas, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,019 residents, a change of about 54 percent over that period.

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